TITLE:
Influence of Lherzolite on the Growth of Chinese Spinach and Soil Respiration in Cadmium Contaminated Soil
AUTHORS:
Misja Mumthaj Abul Muhseen, Md. Abul Kashem, Md. Shoffikul Islam, A. K. M. Moniruzzaman Mollah
KEYWORDS:
Lherzolite, Cd, Chinese Spinach, Soil Respiration, Contamination
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.9 No.7,
June
29,
2018
ABSTRACT: A glasshouse
pot experiment was conducted to investigate cadmium (Cd) tolerance on the growth of Chinese spinach (Spinacia Oleracea L.) grown in sandy loam soil and microbial respiration after
application of lherzolite (0%, 2.5% and 5%) with added Cd (0, 2.5 and 5 mg·kg-1).
Soil pH tended to increase with increasing application rate of lherzolite about
1.5 units after
plant harvest. Plant growth and microbial respiration in one hand decreased with the rates of Cd application
in soil but on the
other hand lherzolite application in soil reduced Cd toxicity and enhanced plant
growth and microbial respiration. Microbial
respiration of soil showed significant positive relationship with shoot and root
dry weight of spinach but negative relationship of Cd concentration in plant tissue.
This result indicated that application of lherzolite detoxified Cd toxicity in plant
resulted in an increase
plant growth and microbial respiration in Cd contaminated soil.